Joao Mauricio Rosal holds a PhD from the University of London, and held academic appointments in Portugal and Brazil. He has joined the financial market in 2003, and ever since has been covering Latam economies, with special focus on Brazil. He has held position at Itau bank, Raymod Jamed, among others, and is currently the chief economist and partner at Guide Investment, one of the leading wholesale/Retail Broker houses in Brazil. Читать полностью

Luciano Rostagno, 41, is a Chief Strategist of Banco Mizuho do Brasil (BMB). As Chief Strategist, Mr. Rostagno is responsible for formulating and marketing the bank’s macroeconomic, exchange rate and interest rate forecasts and providing clients with a strategic outlook on Latin American economies and financial markets.
Prior to joining Banco Mizuho do Brasil, Mr. Rostagno worked at German Bank WestLB AG and Spanish brokerage firm CM Capital Markets CCTVM, both in São Paulo, Brazil, where he was Chief Brazil Strategist. He has a solid academic background, holding degrees in Economics (PhD - University of Nevada and MSc - Iowa State University), Finance (MSc - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul) and Engineering (BSc - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais). Mr. Rostagno is a well-known and highly regarded strategist, with extensive appearances on various business news television and radio programs and is regularly quoted in the print media. He was ranked best Brazil short-term and mid-term interest rate forecaster by the Central Bank of Brazil. In addition, Mr. Rostagno was awarded Best Forecaster for Brazil in 2011 and TOP5 in 2015 in a global ranking by Bloomberg. He is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Читать полностью

Marcelo has 20 years of professional experience, mostly in Credit. He has worked in Brazil and abroad for financial institutions, rating agency and multinational industries. Marcelo is currently based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and has joined Santander Asset Management, Latin America Fixed Income team in 2013 as a Senior Credit Analyst & Portfolio Manager with focus on Financials and Iron/Steel sectors. Previously he worked at Standard Bank Brazil as Credit Director for Latin America. Prior to that he was an Associate Director at Standard and Poor´s in the financial institutions and metals and mining ratings group. He has also worked for Rio Tinto Alcan, Pirelli and Citibank. Marcelo is graduated in Accounting and in Business Administration from Sao Paulo University and also holds a Master in Finance by Fundacao Instituto de Administracao. Читать полностью

Julia Bretz is a research analyst for BCP Securities, covering Brazil and specific sectors such as airlines, food and beverages, agribusiness, and construction. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro. Before devoting her work fulltime to BCP, Julia worked for Eleva Educacao, specifically with Business Intelligence for the educational platform. She holds the Series 7 certificate, and is presently a CFA Level II Candidate. Читать полностью

Carlos Lopes is a Senior Economist at Banco Votorantim, providing economic insights for corporate and private clients, as well as institutional investors. He has been working in domestic and international macroeconomic research for about 10 years. Previously, Mr. Lopes worked for Banco WestLB, Banco Fibra and Itau BBA. He holds a Master’s in Economics from Insper and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Sao Paulo University (USP). Читать полностью

With 16 years of experience in macroeconomic research in financial markets, Mauricio was previously a senior economist at Itaú BBA – where he gave contributions on the field of Brazilian public finances. More recently, Mauricio covered fixed-income and currency markets in Latin America, working as a strategist for these asset classes in the region. He also worked as economist at Western Asset Management and Unibanco. Mauricio holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Graduate School of Economics of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EPGE), and got Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (with a concentration in Finance) from Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Читать полностью

Fernando is a Senior Strategist of fixed income at Renascença DTVM. With more than 10 years of experience in rates and FX he has been worked in Brasil Plural and Santander Bank. Fernando is graduated in Economics from São Paulo University (USP) and also holds a Master in Business Economics by Fundação Getúlio (FGV). Читать полностью

Michael Fridman is a Senior Structured Products and Fixed Income Analyst at Rio Bravo Investimentos.
Before joining Rio Bravo, Michael worked at Brasil Plural's Structured Products area, structuring debt capital markets and real estate deals. He has also participated in the creation of the bank’s Credit Analysis division.
Prior to that, Michael held various positions at Safdié Gestão de Patrimônio. He coordinated the Fund of Funds team, was responsible for the Credit Analysis area and was part of the Advisory Offshore division.
Michael holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo. Читать полностью